Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the
overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations

Subjects were vaccinated during the pre-influenza season at Day 0, were contacted by phone during the surveillance period from mid November to the end of the influenza season (April-May) and were contacted by phone at Days 270 and 365 for the Year 1 influenza season 2008/2009 and the Year 2 influenza season 2009/2010.

Pre-Assignment Details

Significant events and approaches for the overall study
following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment

For lot-to-lot consistency analyses after Dose 1 at Day 0 of the Year 1, FluNG Group was divided in 3 sub-groups: FluNG Lot 1 Group, FluNG Lot 2 Group and FluNG Lot 3 Group: subjects received 1 dose of FluNG vaccine Lot 1, 2 or 3 at Day 0 of the Year 1. They all received Dose 2 at Day 0 of the Year 2, again from 3 different lots.

Reporting Groups

Description

FluNG Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of FluNG vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Fluarix Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of Fluarix™ vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Explanation of how the number of participants for analysis was determined.
Includes whether analysis was per protocol, intention to treat, or another method.
Also provides relevant details such as imputation technique, as appropriate.

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Reporting Groups

Description

FluNG Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of FluNG vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Fluarix Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of Fluarix™ vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Number of Subjects Reporting Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Confirmed Influenza A and/or B Infection. [ Time Frame: After the first dose during the corresponding surveillance period (from mid November 2008 to the end of April 2009 (end of influenza season)) ]

Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titers, Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains, in the FluNG Groups. [ Time Frame: At Days 0 (pre-vaccination Dose 1) and 21 (post-vaccination Dose 1) of the first year (2008/2009) of the study ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Confirmed Influenza A and/or B Infection. [ Time Frame: During the whole surveillance period (from mid November 2008 to end of April 2009 and from mid November 2009 to end of April 2010) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Culture-confirmed Influenza A and/or B Infection. [ Time Frame: During the whole surveillance period (from mid November 2008 to end of April 2009 and from mid November 2009 to end of April 2010) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Pneumonia or Clinical Influenza After the First Dose of Vaccine. [ Time Frame: During the influenza peak season within the first surveillance period (the influenza peak season being defined per country, falling somewhere between mid November 2008 to end of April 2009) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting All-cause Death After the First Dose of Vaccine. [ Time Frame: During the influenza peak season within the first surveillance period (the influenza peak season being defined per country, falling somewhere between mid November 2008 to end of April 2009) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Hospitalization Due to Respiratory Diseases After the First Dose of Vaccine [ Time Frame: During the influenza peak season within the first surveillance period (the influenza peak season being defined per country, falling somewhere between mid November 2008 to end of April 2009) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Severe (Grade 3) and Related to Vaccination Adverse Events (AEs) of Specific Interest Including Autoimmune Disease (AID). [ Time Frame: Within 365 days after the first dose (from Dose 1 at Day 0 up to Day 365 for the Year 2008/2009) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Severe (Grade 3) and Related to Vaccination Adverse Events (AEs) of Specific Interest Including Autoimmune Disease (AID). [ Time Frame: Within 365 days after the second dose (from Dose 1 at Day 0 up to Day 365 for the Year 2009/2010) ]

Adverse events of specific interest for safety monitoring are a subset of AEs that included both clearly autoimmune diseases and also other inflammatory and/or neurologic disorders which may or may not have an autoimmune etiology.

Within 365 days after the second dose (from Dose 1 at Day 0 up to Day 365 for the Year 2009/2010)

Safety Issue

No

Population Description

Explanation of how the number of participants for analysis was determined.
Includes whether analysis was per protocol, intention to treat, or another method.
Also provides relevant details such as imputation technique, as appropriate.

The Two-Dose Total Vaccinated cohort included all subjects with one vaccine administration documented in each year of the study

Reporting Groups

Description

FluNG Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of FluNG vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Fluarix Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of Fluarix™ vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Severe (Grade 3) and Related to Vaccination Adverse Events (AEs) of Specific Interest Including Autoimmune Disease (AID). [ Time Frame: During the entire study period (during the 365 days of follow-up after each vaccination at Year 2008/2009 and Year 2009/2010) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Any and Related to Vaccination Serious Adverse Events (SAEs). [ Time Frame: During the entire study period (during the 365 days of follow-up after each vaccination at Year 2008/2009 and Year 2009/2010) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Severe (Grade 3) and Related to Vaccination Unsolicited AEs With Medically Attended Visit [ Time Frame: Within 180 days (Days 0-179) after the first dose (Year 2008/2009) ]

Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Severe (Grade 3) and Related to Vaccination Unsolicited AEs With Medically Attended Visit. [ Time Frame: Within 180 days (Days 0-179) after the second dose (Year 2009/2010) ]

Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titer Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains. [ Time Frame: At Days 0 (pre-vaccination Dose 1) and 21 (post-vaccination Dose 1) of the first year (2008/2009) of the study ]

Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titer Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains [ Time Frame: At Days 0 (pre-vaccination Dose 2) and 21 (post-vaccination Dose 2) of the second year (2009/2010) of the study ]

Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titer Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains. [ Time Frame: At Days 0 (pre-vaccination Dose 1), 21 (post-vaccination Dose 1) and 180 (post-vaccination Dose 1) of the first year (2008/2009) of the study ]

Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titer Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains.

Measure Description

Vaccine strains assessed were A/Brisbane/59/2077, A/Uruguay/716/2007 and B/Brisbane/3/2007. Titers were expressed as geometric mean titers calculated on all subjects for 600 subjects in the persistence subset only.

Time Frame

At Days 0 (pre-vaccination Dose 1), 21 (post-vaccination Dose 1) and 180 (post-vaccination Dose 1) of the first year (2008/2009) of the study

Safety Issue

No

Population Description

Explanation of how the number of participants for analysis was determined.
Includes whether analysis was per protocol, intention to treat, or another method.
Also provides relevant details such as imputation technique, as appropriate.

The One-Dose According-To-Protocol cohort for persistence included evaluable subjects for whom data concerning immunogenicity outcome measures were available in terms of antibodies against at least one study vaccine antigen component at Day 180 of the first year of the study.

Reporting Groups

Description

FluNG Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of FluNG vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

Fluarix Group

subjects received 2 doses (1 dose per season) of Fluarix™ vaccine during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) vaccination periods. One dose at Day 0 of the Year 1 and one dose at Day 0 of the Year 2 (= Day 365 Year 1).

No statistical analysis provided for Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titer Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains.

27. Secondary:

Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titer Against Each of the 3 Vaccine Influenza Strains. [ Time Frame: At Days 0 (pre-vaccination Dose 2), 21 (post-vaccination Dose 2) and 180 (post-vaccination Dose 2) of the second year (2009/2010) of the study ]